Opinion · New York Court of Appeals
Hogan v. Herald Co.
Hogan v. Herald Co., 58 N.Y.2d 630 (New York Court of Appeals 1982)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- New York Court of Appeals
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Date
- 1982-11-16
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- proof of harm to reputation not required to withstand summary judgment where statement was libelous per se
- “Presumably, all publications of the news media are newsworthy.”
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OPINION OF THE COURT
Order affirmed, with costs, and question certified answered in the affirmative for reasons stated in the opinion by Justice Richard D. Simons at the Appellate Division (84 AD2d 470).
Concur: Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer. Chief Judge Cooke dissents and votes to reverse in an opinion.